I was quite disgusted with the taxi driver when i went to ritz carlton for xmas eve dinner with my family. Before entering the driveway of the hotel, there were security guards scanning each vehicle with a machine to check for dangerous weapons etc. Upon realizing this, the cab driver simply complained that it's a waste of time and my mother chipped in too. I was quite mad at them coz it's a necessary precaution in such turbulent times and esp when it's xmas eve. If Mandarin hotel is stepping up its security, i don't see why ritz, being a 6 star hotel, should not do this. If some big shot gets assasinated there, ritz's reputation will go down the drain. My mum assumed that the chances of Sg being hit are low and that's too myopic thinking. However, I suppressed my disgust in order to build up a great appetite for the dinner and the incoming xmas presents :P

It was wonderful that the restaurant bothered to get VJC's students to sing the carols to us during dinner and it was a lovely sight as they held the candles and sang with such professionalism. Following that, we had santa walking around every table, giving out candies to kids and shaking hands with the adults. Before he headed our way, my sis wondered if he would give us any candy despite our age. When he headed over, he asked us if we would like any candy and my sister immediately got hysterical and said yes so loudly that it embarrassed me as some of the diners stared at us. Anyway, he handed us a candy each and we were on cloud 9. Good old santa, though he seemed like he underwent a successful dieting program Ho Ho Ho! I am glad I wasn't in santa's naughty list